Ophelia wrote:
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> When I was a very young child, at school we were given 1/3 pint bottles of
> milk with a straw at break time I have never seen those since

Same here except they came in little cartons, not bottles. I
remember them costing 2 cents each. The straws were thin and made
of paper. That would be the school year of 1959-60 when I was in
1st grade. Kindergarten was not required in those days. It was
considered a pre-school option and parents had to pay for that.